McFadden does it again! You may think you have the story figured out, but you never really do. The suspense is top notch. This book is not my absolute favorite she's ever written, but it's top 10 for sure. The plot will have you on the edge of your seat and you will be unable to put this book down until you know exactly how it ends.

Have you ever been SO invested in characters that you finished a book in one day?! Yeah, me neither until reading 'One by One'.
This book took ahold of me from the opening chapter and never let go! So much thought and character building went into this to make it truly griping!
A MUST READ

4 stars! ---- Freida truly, can do no wrong.

Summary:

A week of relaxing, hiking, hot tubs and getting away from the city sounds absolutely perfect to Claire Matchett. It actually might be a chance to try to repair her damaged marriage with her husband Noah, and to finally enjoy some time with some of their college best friends. However, when Claire’s minivan breaks down on a dirt road several miles away from the cabin they are expected to stay at, and no one has any cell service, they quickly realize that their relaxing vacation just turned into a deadly nightmare.
As the 3 couples navigate deeper into the desolate, haunting woods, one by one, members of their group are struck down. Is a wild animal on the loose? Or is someone in their group the hunter?

Thoughts:

If it’s a Freida McFadden book, there’s a very high chance that I’m reading it – so a huge thank you to Net Galley for the copy of One by One. Although parts of this book are very unlikely, and some characters frustrating beyond belief, the writing is always so well done, and the storyline completely absorbing. And the ENDINGS! The endings always leave me completely in shock. It’s always the least expected. I would definitely recommend for anyone looking for a good summer thriller.

Another great book by Freida McFadden! A story about going on a vacation with friends that turns into such a good mystery/thriller read. I thoroughly enjoyed this and recommend it to everyone.
Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this early.

I really enjoyed this book and breezed right through it.
I loved thinking of and adjusting my theories all the way through this book, and I was so disappointed in myself when I found out that I was so close to the truth but still very wrong. Still, I didn't mind being wrong at all because this was such an entertaining read.
All of the characters were fully fledged out and likeable in their own way so I loved reading about them.
The one thing I don't love is the fact that it has an open end, but that's a completely personal thing. I just enjoy knowing how things end.

The one thing I love about Freida McFadden books is that I never see the ending coming. The whole time I was reading she had me guessing and completely thrown off as to what was coming next. This was a great, fast paced thriller that I would definitely recommend!

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC of One by One by Freida McFadden.

Claire is reluctantly taking a trip with her husband and two other couples. Her marriage isn't great, she'll miss her kids, and she doesn't blend well with all of the people going. There is one secret reason that she's looking forward to the trip though. However, all of that is derailed when the van on the way to hotel breaks down. How lost are they? And if they can't get help, could they be in danger?

I love McFadden's stuff. I don't want to call it fluff, but it really does go down easy. She never makes you work too hard on the plot, and the twists and turns are always a fun ride. Great for something suspenseful and exciting.

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ONE BY ONE is a psychological thriller by bestselling author Freida McFadden. This suspenseful mystery novel had me hooked from the very first page. It kept me guessing all the way to the end.
When these three couples leave for a vacation, they had no idea of what awaited them. Their car breaks down they find themselves stranded and lost in the woods... but worse than that...they suspect that they are not alone...and what or who is in the woods with them has no intentions of helping.

freida is such a queen! another amazing fast paced book with so many twists and turns! I loved the way it was written and couldn't guess the plot till the end! would recommend and one of the best books I read from Freida McFadden!!!

(thanks to netgalley for this arc!)

One by One is a fast paced thriller of 3 couples that are heading to a remote retreat vacation and instead find themselves broken down and lost in the middle of the woods. Strange and seemingly unexplainable things begin to happen to them one by one. When faced with exhaustion, dehydration, and hunger, this friend groups secrets start to be revealed and they begin to question and suspect the people they thought they trusted the most.

I have read a handful of Frieda McFadden books. Her stories are fast paced, have short chapters, and always leave me suspicious of every single character due to all of the twists and turns!

One by One had everything I know and love about Freida’s books. This one felt a little flatter to me on the twists and turns than some of her other stories so it doesn’t rate as high as some of her others for me. But it was still a great, quick, suspenseful read that had me on the edge of my seat!

3.5/5⭐️

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review

Claire is looking forward to their trip and spending time with their friends, but it doesn’t start off how she hopes. Noah is at her from the beginning and she’s starting to think their marriage may be over by the time they arrive home.

The GPS stops getting a signal and so they use a hand-drawn map to guide them. Then the minivan breaks down. The six of them decide that they have no choice but to go the rest of the way on foot. After spending hours trying to find their way, they know they are definitely lost. One by one they are gone, but at the hands of whom/what the rest don’t know.

Each chapter is from someone’s perspective; however, I did not anticipate the identity of the perspective of ‘anonymous’. Freida McFadden does it again—I will be recommending this novel along with others to my friends, co-workers and students.

Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for allowing me to read an ARC of this novel. #NetGalley #OnebyOne

I have read several books by Frieda McFadden and enjoyed them all. This one was no different. This book had me thinking about it all day waiting to get back to it. I finished it in just over a day because I just couldn't leave it alone.

Three couples set out to have a relaxing week at an Inn but someone has other ideas. As they wander around aimlessly they are picked off one by one. The story is told mostly through main character Claire but there are a few chapters told by anonymous and the revelation of who anonymous was blew me away. The ending still has me thinking about it.

If you like domestic suspense with an unbelievable ending this is a must read for you!!

Well done Frieda McFadden. 👏

Thanks to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book.

This was another great fast-paced thriller by Freida! It hooked me from the very beginning and I just HAD to figure out what was going on. I devoured it in just a couple of hours! I had so many different theories and my “whodunnit” guesses kept changing throughout the book, which I love! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Many thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing me with an eARC of One by One in exchange for my honest review!

I've been on a roll with Freida McFadden's thrillers, with every one of them turning out to be suspenseful and twisty tales that I either like or love. One by One is no exception, trapping me in the claustrophobic woods with a group of people whose hostility and suspicion grows over the course of the plot to keep me on my toes. While I wouldn't say this is doing anything particularly groundbreaking with its thriller tropes or creating the most fleshed-out characters, that doesn't take away from how engaging it is and from the tension that I feel through Claire's POV as she interacts with the people around her, including her neglectful and crabby husband whom she just might divorce very soon. I also like the quick flashbacks that this gives us for an anonymous character in order to add a bit more mystery to the story. It all builds up to a satisfying third act that I don't see coming, with the last few pages leaving us on quite the ominous note.

Overall, I'm officially rating One by One 3.75 out of 5 stars, which I'll round up to 4 stars on Goodreads. I'll most certainly continue to dive into more of McFadden's work, including The Housemaid (yes, it's still on my TBR pile).

I can always count on Freida McFadden to deliver a suspenseful wild ride. I had no idea where this was going and was continually surprised. I thought it was easy to read and I was engaged the whole time. Highly recommend this one!

I was glad this wasn't a long read. The writing fell flat and although I didn't guess the end, it wasn't a great read. It felt drawn out and hard to really get in to.

I have to admit that this thriller started with a bang and kept me interested the entire time. The story starts out with Claire’s perspective, a mother of two who starts by trying to figure out when she started to hate her husband. The other perspective is anonymous and the reader is left guessing who that perspective is, the anonymous perspective that tells the reader all 6 people going on this trip have secrets but theirs is that only one of them will return from the trip alive. Claire, her husband Noah, her best friend and college roommate Lindsay, Lindsay’s boyfriend Warner, Noah’s best friend Jack, and Jack’s wife Michelle all set off in Claire’s minivan for a week in a lodge in the woods. When the minivan breaks down and they are lost the six of them head off into the woods armed with a map and a compass and full of confidence they’ll make it in no time. But slowly people begin to die or disappear leaving only blood and claw marks in the trees. I will admit I went through several thoughts for who the anonymous voice was and the book was good at leaving small clues and helping the reader figure out what was happening. Overall I gave this one 4.5 stars rounded up for keeping me guessing.

Absolutely loved it. Great mystery thriller.
I’m a huge Freida fan and her books never disappoint.

This book was a fast and easy read! It was interesting from the jump. It did not have a lot of extra fluff or unneeded parts, which I enjoyed. I think it there were other parts added in, it would take away from the suspense the book was building. It was straight and to-the-point. I did not see the ending coming and I thought it was really clever!

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Thanks to the publisher and to NetGalley for a readers copy of this book. My reviews never contain spoilers and are freely given.
One By One is a story of six people, three couples, who are traveling to a remote location for a week vacation. After their car breaks down, they become lost in the woods. Then one by one they start dying.
This mystery will keep you guessing until the last pages. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys suspense novels.